Local News: Wendover Singers chooses Lindengate as its Charity of the Year

Following its sell-out inaugural Christmas concert on 14 December at St Mary’s Church, Wendover Singers has chosen Lindengate as its Charity of the Year for 2025.

The church was packed to the brim with families, friends and supporters of this popular community choir who revelled in the 80+ adults and children singing together for the festive season. At the event Frank Durden, chair of Lindengate trustees, spoke passionately about the work the charity does quietly behind the doors of its six acre site at World’s End, for everyone and anyone in the community. He invited everyone to visit the beautiful gardens and hopefully to sign-up for volunteering.

Wendover Singers will continue to support Lindengate this year with its community giving, fundraising and volunteering where possible. Carol Crockett, choir co-founder, says, “Lindengate is such a special charity which supports so many people in our community with their mental health and wellbeing. The connection with singing and mental health is so profound, with so many of our members benefitted from singing in our choir, it is therefore a natural fit for our wonderful choir to be supporting Lindengate this year and we couldn’t be more thrilled to be in a position to support them.”

The choir itself is currently deep in rehearsals, practising many wellknown, moving and uplifting songs for its joint concert Sing Out For Mental Health with The Wing Singers (see page 10). Tickets can be purchased at www.atgtickets.com or see www.wendoversingers.com.